Ascension and Gold Mine were the first fillies to enter the Kentucky Derby. They were the only fillies among 15 participating horses on May 17, 1875. Both were chestnut in color.
Ascension placed 10th. She was ridden by Billy Lakeland, the only white rider among 15 jockeys. Gold Mind was ridden by the African American Stradford. She finished last.
Yes, fillies have been among the Kentucky Derby's winners! Regret [1912 - April 11, 1934] was the first filly [female horse] to win the Kentucky Derby, in 1915, with a time of 2:05.40 minutes. Genuine Risk [February 15, 1977 - August 18, 2008] was the second filly to win the Derby, in 1980, with a time of 2:02.00 minutes. Winning Colors [February 14, 1985 - February 17, 2008] was the third and final filly to win the Derby, in 1988, with a time of 2:02.20 minutes.
Technically, a mare is defined as a female horse over the age of three. A filly is a female horse three years or younger. Since the Kentucky Derby is a race for 3-year-olds only, no mare has ever won. However, three fillies have won the Kentucky Derby: Regret (1915); Genuine Risk (1980); and Winning Colors (1988).
The first year that a woman entered a horse in the Kentucky Derby was 1904. Her name was Laska Durnell. Her horse, Elwood, won the Derby that year.
'Legend of the East' was the nickname for Regret [1912 - April 11, 1934]. She was the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby. Her triumph took place, with a fast start and a consistently easy lead, in 1915.
May 8, 1915 was the date of the 41st Kentucky Derby. The horse that crossed the finish line first was Regret [1912 - April 11, 1934]. It was the very first of three times that the winning horse was to be a filly ... thus far.
May 7, 1988 was the date of the 114th Kentucky Derby. It was the year in which Winning Colors [February 14,1985 - February 17, 2008] was first to cross the finish line. That made her the third and most recent filly thus far to be a Derby winner.
Aristides won the first Kentucky Derby back in 1875.
The first Kentucky Derby race was run in 1875.
The Kentucky Derby is always the first Saturday of May.
Winning Colors [February 14, 1985 - February 17, 2008] was the last filly to win the Kentucky Derby. The young mare finished first in the 1988 Derby. She was the third and most recent of three fillies to claim victory in the world-famous race that's held yearly at the Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Kentucky Derby was first run on 17 May 1875 at Louisville, Kentucky and Aristides was the winner.
The first Kentucky Derby was held in 1875.